Policy + Action

NELP is fighting for reforms that lift up low-wage workers and the unemployed.

Campaigns

Action is what differentiates NELP from policy shops that focus only on research and analysis. NELP combines deep policy chops with tangible action—through partnerships with groups on the ground and leadership on advocacy campaigns around the nation—to fight for real reforms that change lives.

Action is what differentiates NELP from policy shops that focus only on research and analysis. NELP combines deep policy chops with tangible action—through partnerships with groups on the ground and leadership on advocacy campaigns around the nation—to fight for real reforms that change lives.

More families are struggling to make ends meet in low-wage jobs than ever before. NELP is working with national and local allies to lift the wage floor to alleviate working poverty and boost our economy.

A conviction in one’s past shouldn’t be a life sentence to joblessness. NELP is working to expand fair-chance hiring laws to every corner of the nation, because everyone deserves an opportunity to work for a better life.

Many employers try to suppress wages and benefits by redefining their relationships with workers—improperly calling employees “independent contractors” or subcontracting out their labor needs. NELP is working to hold lead employers accountable for how workers are treated in their supply chains and business arrangements.